Education and training services

Tender description

The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking experienced UK DfT certified aviation security trainers and their respective organisations to design, plan, deliver and evaluate a range of aviation security capacity development projects overseas or in the UK. A framework agreement to provide aviation security training-related provisions internationally and in the UK. The framework will run for an initial 2-year period, with the option to further extend the framework for up to 24 months. It is envisaged that the Department will be delivering around 75 projects including training courses of differing types in the first year of the framework. Suppliers will be required to deliver courses in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the UK and elsewhere as the Department requires. Training may consist of aviation security courses to improve operational delivery or tackle specific vulnerabilities. The Department may also require the delivery of other types of support, such as operational support, provision of training materials or review of existing security training. These are intended to improve aviation security at a particular airport or group of airports or within a Host State's aviation security regulatory framework.